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MY GRANDMOTHER LOST HER SHOE IN THE YEAR OF '92.
SHE FOUND IT HANGING ON THE DOOR, IN THE YEAR OF '94.
Where learned: NEW YORK ; BATAVIA
James Callow Keyword(s): HUMOR
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Narrative Verse |
Date learned: 00-00-1910
Proverb
A penny saved is a penny earned.
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James Callow comment:
Original BN [V200] crossed out. Replaced with current classifications.
Keyword(s): Aphorism ; Apothegm ; COIN ; Earn ; Maxim ; MONEY ; Penny ; PROVERB ; Save ; THRIFT ; VERSE
| Subject headings: | PROVERB -- Proverbial Apothegm Maxim |
Proverb
A stitch in time saves nine
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Located in pile marked Duplicates and Other Rejects.
Keyword(s): Forethought ; METAPHOR ; Nine ; NUMBERS ; PREVENTION ; Stitch ; TIME
| Subject headings: | PROVERB -- Proverbial Metaphor |
IT'S BAD LUCK TO WALK UNDER A LADDER.
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Sign Geometric figure Angular forms BELIEF -- Bad luck Ladder (angles, pyramid, etc.) |
Date learned: 02-14-1971
IF YOU BREAK A MIRROR, IT'S SEVEN YEARS BAD LUCK.
| Subject headings: | 686 Seven / Sevenths / Several BELIEF -- Bad luck Mirror |
Date learned: 02-14-1971
ONE, TWO, THREE, FOUR, FIVE, SIX, SEVEN-
ALL GOOD CHILDREN GO TO HEAVEN.
WHEN THE ANGEL RINGS THE BELL-
ALL BAD CHILDREN GO TO-
WE'RE FROM BATAVIA, AND WE DON'T GIVE A
GOBBLE WOBBLE- SIS BOOM BAM!
Where learned: NEW YORK ; BATAVIA
James Callow Keyword(s): HELL
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Lyrical Verse Lyrical Verse |
Date learned: 00-00-1910
NOT LAST NIGHT, BUT THE NIGHT BEFORE,
TWENTY-FOUR ROBBERS CAME AT MY DOOR.
I WENT TO THE DOOR TO LET THEM IN,
AND THEY KNOCKED ME DOWN WITH A ROLLING PIN.
I RAN UPSTAIRS TO GET MY GUN, YOU SHOULD
HAVE SEEN THOSE ROBBERS RUN.
Where learned: NEW YORK ; BATAVIA
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Narrative Verse |
Date learned: 00-00-1910
IN ALGEBRA, TO SOLVE AN EQUATION YOU MUST FOLLOW THESE CONSECUTIVE
STEPS: MULTIPLY, DIVIDE, ADD, SUBTRACT. REMEMBERED BY THE
SENTENCE: MY DOG ATE SOUP.
Where learned: NEW YORK ; BATAVIA
Keyword(s): SCHOOL
| Subject headings: | RIDDLE -- Riddle Question |
TO REMEMBER THE ELEMENTS IN MAKEUP OF THE HUMAN BODY- HOPKINS CAFE.
HYDROGEN , OXYGEN, PHOSPHORUS, POTASSIUM, IODINE, NITROGEN, SULPHUR,
CALCIUM, IRON. ALL ARE THE CHEMICAL SYMBOLS.
Where learned: NEW YORK ; BATAVIA
Keyword(s): SCHOOL
| Subject headings: | RIDDLE -- Riddle Question |
Date learned: 00-00-1963